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7th Annual Little Le Mans 4-hour Endurance Race

Lime Rock Park, Lime Rock, Connecticut, USA

Date: 6/7/1963
Track length: 2.462 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 21
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 4 hours
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: “Sedans”
Car info:  

 

Originally intended for two heats of 4 hours, the race finally was held over just 4 hours with a disappointing entry. It was won by Hutchins and O’Brien with the little Alfa Romeo, after Alden/Tattersall blew a piston. The “sedan” class was won by the Saab of Braun and Dodge who finished second overall, heading another Saab in third.
Early leaders Rainville/Davis in the Lotus Elite broke a halfshaft towards the end of the race, while the quick Sunbeam Rapier of Grossman/Haenalt stayed in contention, until Grossman had to change broken wheels twice out on the circuit.

Overall result
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce		 Bob Hutchins
Jim O'Brien, USA
 1290 L4 DP 186 laps        
2 1    
Saab		 Louie Braun, USA
Joe Dodge, USA
   L3 Sedan under 1.3 184        
3 2    
Saab		 Hal Mayforth, USA
Bill Perry
   L3 Sedan under 1.3 181        
4 3    
Volvo PV 544		 Bob Aymar
Dick Mooney
 1778? L4 Sedan over 1.3 179        
5 1    
Elva Courier		 Doug Crook
Les Dornan
Bob Piekarski
 1489 L4 DP 177        
6      
Alfa Romeo		 Ron Stiller
Sam Fast Jr
   L4   176        
       
Sunbeam Rapier Series III		 Bob Grossman, USA
Phil Haenelt, USA
 1494 L4 Sedan over 1.3         Broken wheels
DNF      
Porsche 356B Super 90		 Al Alden, USA
Art Tattersall, USA
 1582 B4 DP 180       Blown piston
DNF      
Lotus Elite		 Charlie Rainville, USA
Newton Davis, USA
 1216 L4 EP 171       Half shaft